The Scarlet Flame on Elm Street - 06/04/08 05:02 PM
Alright, so I don't live on Elm Street. It is a journalistic right to move around a little.
But the scarlet flame is for real and they are my poppy plants.  They light up the yard with
thier brilliant red-orange color and make spring into a thing of beauty.  I have peonies
budding, bleeding heart blooming, and clematis vines are starting to strut their stuff.
Columbine is hanging its sweet heads and the iris is showing its ruffled flags to the world.
But when I turn the corner and head my car for home, it is  the poppy that draws my … (37 comments)

The Quandong - Coming to America?? - 06/04/08 10:51 AM
Today was the day. I have typed the word quandong numerous times to verify a comment
and had no idea what it was. It actually sounded rather X-rated, so I hit the big G for Google
to see if it actually existed as a word.
Well, surprise, surprise....wikipedia says a quandong is a native Australian fruit like a peach!
 
Who knew??
 
The native Aborigines used it as a substitute for meat when hunting was scarce and many
other medicinal uses, after noticing it was a very popular food of emus. 
Today it is the focus of efforts to domesticate … (12 comments)

Super 8 Meme - Todays Answers - 06/02/08 02:41 PM
I have been tagged to do a Super 2008 meme by Chris Fisher & Lori Franks!!
So, it appears two people want to know my favs and learn a little bit more about
 me. My answers might change from day to day, I am a work in progress.  A
definite answer today might bring a totally different answer next week.
Hey, we are all growing, right?
 
So, here goes the answers for today:
 
1. Who's your favorite musical artist?
I do not have just one, although listening to Aretha Franklin can make the hair on the back of
my … (31 comments)

 
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